thoughts de randomosity

titans. what a disappointment.

borat looks disturbingly like a boyfriend i had in college.

coffee. brilliant.

went for a workout with my old man at his gym today, and it was stellar. one can visit this gym 4 times per calendar year, so tomorrow i have four whole new fresh visits to spend.

must sort mail, pay bills, do filing, change calendar, etc., etc., but read in the newspaper it's bad karma to do these tasks on new year's day. wouldn't want to get karmalized, so likely will just leave it all to tuesday and then kind of freak out over how much there is to do.

marathon training begins jan 28.

my banana bread is good, but that of mini-me is stellar.

here's a cure for feeling misunderstood, underestimated, and generally maligned: talk. tell other people about yourself and what you're up to with regularity and detail. being uncommunicative, imagining it's too much work to share -- insures misunderstanding. if you are in a situation where you were more communicative in the past, becoming uncommunicative can exacerbate the situation and foment an environment of misunderstanding because your image will be frozen in folks' minds at that stage where you were last communicative. that is, they will have no way to know you have changed or a context for your new self. understanding each other is a two-way street, and there's no way for us to understand each other without communicating.

run for the alamo

strange day. slept late on accident and had to completely change plans. punt, as it were. went through the motions of meals and errands and chores. finally went for a run late in the day and as always, that did the trick and everything seemed to fall into place. endorphins r us.

watchin' colt mccoy & the texas longhorns in the alamo bowl - they are currently losing, but criminy - they'd better win, bein' at home and all. just had a penalty called for "illegal touching on the defense". that's just funny, i don't care who you are.

come tomorry, 2006 will be nearly a memory. only one more day to do 2006 stuff, and then we'll all start over again in '07. or, as mini-me so cleverly pointed out -- 007, the year of the spy.

huh?

just want to live while i'm alive. bon jovi. dear, sweet, darlin' bon jovi. what the hula are you talkin' 'bout, man? jeezumpete. want to live... while you are alive. good plan there, jon.

ace out!

aced

• ace has 12 facebook friends.
• ace eats at blue coast but never has burritos.
• ace adores almond oralabs lip balm.
• ace would like to know why bradshaw got a technical just now.
• ace likes hiking and also that time right before falling asleep.
• ace can read french but can't speak it.
• ace saw a car fire tonight.
• ace drinks lipton diet citrus green tea.
• ace is overwhelmed with a new love for sudoku.
• ace doesn't get points of emphasis.
• ace enjoys banter.
• ace ran 1532 miles in 2006.

sitting in someone else's house watching someone else's teevee b/c the vols are playin', and it's only on comcast, and we ain't got no comcast cause we gots satellite. my old man brought my computer. yeah, that's right - he's a keeper. you know you wish you had one like him, but you can't have this one cause he's mine. find yer own. the neighbors have wireless, so shhh don't say anything cause me & mini-me are sneakin'. shhh!

what are words for...

been at a slight loss for words lately.

here's a pic to tide you over.

wednesday aces

i second that emotion

window seat.
amen, sistah.

up early to run

it's been a while. a long, long while. going to attempt the 11.2 loop. not that i don't think i will finish it, b/c i know i will finish it. it's getting done in time to get speedy to work that will be a challenge.

merry merry

blogger does not want to put a regular size picture.

so, it's small snoopy.

oboe < > cornet

oboe & cornet are not the same instrument. not even close. not at all in any way, shape, or form. okay, in the sense that they are musical instruments, they are similar. but, they are not the same.

when it's 37º, it doesn't snow.

accomplishing 3 miles in 27:21 of the todayness.
6.5 12/19.
3 12/23.
3 12/24.
planning 0 for 12/25.
planning 11.2 for 12/26.

the other day, the eejity weatherman was trying to convince his fellow broadcasters that the solstice meant there were fewer hours in the day. like, less than 24 hours in the 24-hour period. right, big fella. as we approach 12/25, all the weatherfolks have been trying to convince us we have a chance at a white christmas. they are conveniently overlooking the fact that it will be 37º. is it any wonder we cannot get an accurate forecast?

checklist for 12/24

1. cook apples for potluck with lots of brown sugar to get as close as possible to what mini-me likes without having the proper ingredients. (thanks, publix, for not having the right stuff)
2. make cole slaw with again the improper ingredients. thanks again publix.
3. go for a run.
4. panic about not having the gifts in order. freak about having lost some important gift for some important person.
5. check message board to see what eejity thing sam's been saying and forward eejity stuff to speedy.
6. put on new top with old skirt. complain about not having an entire new outfit. complain about looking/feeling fat.
7. console one's fat self with banana bread and fruit cake.
8. go to family gathering.
9. complain about going to family gathering when the titans game is on. complain about not being able to watch the game. complain about catching bits & pieces of the game and how that will ruin the effect of watching the whole game later on tivo. complain about having the teevee on during the family gathering and how that takes away from the family time. generally complain about teevee and the game.
10. don't forget to bring the coffee b/c you know they won't have any.

ut aces the game

'nuff said

fresh aces

today is the winter solstice - the shortest daylight hours of the year, in our hemisphere. so, happy solstice to my old man & mini-me, who both so tire of the winter.

lay your armour down

we can never know
each other.

we can merely know about
each other.

starting over

would you rather...

have shoes that are too big or shoes that are too small
be sunburned all through summer or have allergies through fall
be banned from using pencils or be banned from using pens
know you have to gain ten pounds or always wear depends

have all your teeth removed and never chew a thing
or lose your sense of music and ability to sing
spend an entire week living in a box
or your entire life never wearing socks

have to live with cancer or be banished to the moon
always have to use a fork or always use a spoon
give up all your fingers or give up all your toes
have some stinky breath or a huge zit on your nose

know the person that you love will never love you back
or keep all your belongings in a big black garbage sack
never have the freedom to opt or pick or choose
or sometimes have to take a risk and sometimes have to lose